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Todoroki picked up a pencil and several pieces of translucent paper on his desk, "Ashido! You can send my three o'clock appointment in now."

"Don't worry, Yaoyorozu. He doesn't bite." Mina's voice was heard outside of the door, "Unless he hasn't had his coffee. In which then, good luck."

A sleeve of tattoos connected to a curly pink bob walked in the door. His secretary held the door open for the customer. He didn't bother looking up from his desk. The door slammed signaling Mina's leave.

"Hello."

"Feel free to sit down." He pointed to two chairs in front of him without looking.

"Oh, alright. Thank you."

"So what would you like tod-"

Todoroki suddenly forgot how his mouth worked when he saw her.

She was drop dead gorgeous. The tattoo artist had never seen her here before. Jet black hair cascaded down her shoulders and ended near her elbows. Her eyes were dark but soft. His mismatched eyes respectfully ran over her arms and neck. She had no visible tattoos.

Todoroki was a very talented tattoo artist. He stared at art all day. Hell, he created art all day. Of course, he was used to seeing beautiful works of art all the time. Therefore, Todoroki had no idea why he was so hypnotized by a beautiful woman.

This was nothing new to him.

Well, it shouldn't have been anything new to him. The All Might tattoo shop was very popular. They had attractive customers walking in and out all the time. But there was something that made her stand out from the rest of his attractive customers.

Not one had taken the air out of his lungs like she had.

She slightly sat up in her seat and touched his desk, "Are you alright?"

The ring on her wedding finger glared at his eyes. Todoroki had a bittersweet smirk on his face. Of course she was married. A gorgeous woman like that...there's no way any man wouldn't rush to claim her.

"It's fine." He took a large gulp of his black coffee, "What would you like today? Wasn't this an appointment for two people?"

"Yes but my fiancé couldn't make it. He...had a last minute business trip." She became stiff as she played with her ring, "We were supposed to get matching tattoos today but Kaminari is so bad at organizing his time."

So his name was Kaminari.

Lucky bastard.

"Ah. My assistant, Mina Ashido, will give you a refund on his behalf of the deposit." Todoroki nodded and spread translucent paper across his desk, "So what would you like?"

"I would like to get 'Kaminari and Yaoyorozu' with the red string of fate attached to our names. Something simple but very meaningful, you know?"

Todoroki gave her a incredulous look.

That was so cliche.

Todoroki hated having to do tattoos that he thought were stupid or too common. But he was a tattoo artist after all. Todoroki could be annoyed at the requests of clients but he would always comply.

He let out a small sigh under his breath, "Where do you want it?"

Yaoyorozu clenched her pale hand over the left side of her chest, "Over my heart, please."

He rolled his dual colored eyes.

"Alright. I'm going to draw a couple of designs and you tell me which one you prefer. This is going to be on your skin for the rest of your life. Are you sure about the placement?"

"I want it close to my heart since that's where I keep Kaminari." His new customer explained with dreamy eyes, "I think it's very romantic to have matching tattoos with someone that's important to you."

"That's sweet." Todoroki rolled his eyes, "I hate sweets."

Twenty minutes of silence passed by as he sketched on the paper, "Your hand moves very elegantly."

Todoroki stopped his movements for a microsecond, "I guess."

"Your shop is very popular. The reviews online are always positive too. I'm surprised Kaminari and I even got an appointment so soon."

Todoroki looked at her for a split second but didn't reply. He enjoyed to work in silence but he wouldn't dare tell her to shut up. She seemed so soft and innocent. A simple glare would do.

Yaoyorozu bit her lower lip after the long pause, "How long have you been a tattoo artist?"

"Seven years."

"Isn't it nice being able to be everlasting?"

"I know I'm creepy looking but I'm not a damn vampire," he semi-joked.

Yaoyorozu giggled, "I meant that you create these beautiful tattoos that are on people for the rest of their lives. You will always be a part of the people who walk through that door. Isn't it amazing?"

Todoroki raised an eyebrow at her, "It makes a decent living. I'm often here even when it's closed so it's sort of my second home."

"You must really love what you do," she muttered in awe.

"It beats being home alone."

Yaoyorozu gulped and nodded in agreement, "I apologize if I'm being annoying or disruptive."

"No such thing," Todoroki retorted and showed her the images he created.

Yaoyorozu gasped and pointed towards the third drawing displayed, "This is the one!"

"Perfect." Todoroki cut out the sketching and copied it onto another piece of paper, "Do you want shading on the red string of fate? Or do you want a heavy outline? And the letters to be black?"

"That all sounds great! I'm sure Kaminari will love it when he gets the same thing. It has always been a dream of mine to get matching tattoos with someone."

"You mentioned that already. You can sit down by the set up over there." Todoroki got the stencil on the thermal paper and put it on a sterilized table, "Honestly, part of me thinks that this is disgustingly cliche."

Yaoyorozu furrowed her eyebrows together, "And the other part?"

Todoroki glanced at her with bored eyes, "It's kind of cute. Not my style but I'm sure it would suit you."

He washed his hands and put on latex gloves. Todoroki began to prepare the needles and color. He sat on a mobile stool close to her chair.

"What? Am I supposed to tattoo you through your shirt?"

"Oh," Yaoyorozu blushed a deep red, "Sorry about that."

She unbuttoned her blouse and slowly removed her bra straps down to her shoulders. Her skin was so creamy and clean. Todoroki wanted to tattoo it. All of it.

And maybe kiss it a little.

Todoroki mentally shook his head. He was usually a lot more professional than this. Maybe he needed more coffee. A lot more coffee. Todoroki gave her a long napkin to tuck into her bra. Distractions during a tattoo session could end up disasterous.

He cleaned her up with rubbing alcohol. Then Todoroki took out a disposable razor and began to ran it along the left side of her chest. It was quite a struggle to not look down. She laughed as he moved the razor.

"What are you laughing about?"

"It tickles a little. I didn't think my chest was hairy at all."

"It's not. It's very smooth." Todoroki gulped, "But even the finest hairs could get in the way."

"I didn't know that."

Todoroki stopped his razor midway, "Don't tell me that this is your first tattoo."

"Yeah," she said nervously, "but I'm mentally and physically prepared."

"We'll see about that," Todoroki cleaned the area with rubbing alcohol again.

She was trembling as he placed the stencil over her heart. He sprayed the spot with water and pat it smoothly. The handsome artist peeled the stencil off to reveal a purplish blue outline of her future tattoo.

Yaoyorozu peaked down to look at it, "It looks beautiful."

"And you look like you have five chins when you put your head down like that," Todoroki grinned at her, "Take a look in the mirror and see if you like the position. See if that's what you really want on you for the rest of your life."

Yaoyorozu gulped and nodded. She stood up and stared into the full size mirror on the wall. She tilted her head back and forth several times. Todoroki just stared at her with a slight smirk on his face.

This customer was way too cute for her own good.

"This is what I want more than anything." Yaoyorozu turned around with a big smile on her face and vigorously nodded, "I love it. I absolutely love it. Thank you so much!"

"Calm down. It's not even finished yet. Hell, it hasn't even been started yet." He laughed wholeheartedly, "If you love it so much, come back here and you'll see it done soon."

Yaoyorozu giddily returned back to her seat, "I'm so excited!"

Todoroki took some petroleum jelly and put it on a napkin. He turned on his tattoo machine and grabbed a napkin in his hand.

He began to hold her skin in place, "Are you ready?"

"No! No! No, I'm not." Yaoyorozu stared at the needle in his hand, "Is it supposed to make that noise?"

Todoroki backed up from her, "Are you being serious right now?"

"I'm sorry! This is my first tattoo after all." Yaoyorozu gave him a nervous smile, "Kaminari was supposed to be my support system but he's not here. I think I might end up crying just a tad."

"Too bad. Crying is forbidden here," Todoroki said harshly, "If you don't want your tattoo, we can stop. You'll get a full refund if we stop right now."

Yaoyorozu shook her head, "No way! Kaminari will think I'm a wimp if I don't go through with it."

Todoroki scoffed, "Who cares about what he thinks? If anyone's a wimp, it is him. He must've been chickened out on getting a tattoo."

"That's not it." Yaoyorozu didn't stop staring at the needle in his hand, "He already has the U.A comic book superheroes tattooed all over. There's Fat Gum, , Eraserhead, the nighteye guy, you get the point."

"Sounds like you're marrying a real weirdo, miss."

Yaoyorozu laughed, "I'm going to go through with this for him. I just have to think about him the entire time. You can continue."

"Whatever," he got closer to her skin once again.

"Wait! Wait!"

"What is it?"

"Would it be alright if I held your free hand?"

"No," Todoroki rolled his eyes.

How nervous could she be?!

"Yaoyorozu, it's literally impossible to hold someone's hand and tattoo them at the same time."

"But-"

"But do you want your precious red string of fate to come out looking like a messed up worm instead?"

Yaoyorozu gently looked into his eyes, "No."

Todoroki decided eye contact with her was a bad thing. Her beautiful eyes had a way of putting him in some sort of trance. He needed to get this tattoo done and over with. He would never have to be so vulnerable again.

"How about this? I'll start tattooing you and when it hurts, you can tell me about your sickening love story with Kaminari. You do that for me and I'll try to be done as quick as possible. Deal?"

Yaoyorozu licked her plump lips, "Deal."

Todoroki stretched her skin and began to outline Kaminari's name first. She flinched and let out a pained moan.

He let out a hefty sigh as he continued to tattoo her, "Where did you guys meet? How long have you known each other?"

"I didn't have many friends growing up. My family's well off so I was pretty sheltered my whole life. One day I met him and he was just so funny and down to earth. He was everything I ever wanted to be. Kind. Outgoing." Yaoyorozu took a big breath of air due to the painful sensation on her chest, "Strong. Willful. Confident."

"Sounds like the perfect Prince Charming," he replied sarcastically.

"I wanted to be everything he wanted. I fought to stop being an introvert. Kaminari encouraged me to be less uptight and pushed me to start experimenting with makeup. My fiancé made me who I am today," she proudly said with a big smile on her face. "He got me into going to the gym daily despite it not being my forte. And-"

"And you got what you wanted but at what cost? It sounds like you lost yourself trying to please that guy."

"No, that's not it at all. I found the true me with his help."

"You found the 'you' he wanted you to be. He should've fallen in love with you just the way you were."

Todoroki mentally shook his head. What was he doing? His mouth was working on its own accord. There was no reason for him to state his opinion on this stranger's love life.

He was a tattoo artist, not a relationship counselor.

"How about we agree to disagree? Is it almost over?"

"Yeah."

"Really?!"

"Yup. I'm halfway done on writing the letter 'A'."

"You're so cruel," Yaoyorozu flinched.

"Keep telling me about this idiot. Maybe it'll distract you. How long have you been with him?"

"I'm twenty four now so it's been about three years. We became engaged two months ago."

"Do you have any children with him?"

"Not yet. I do hope we have a big family. I think Kaminari would be a great father."

"You know what? I changed my mind." Todoroki repeatedly wiped her skin and continued to tattoo her, "Fuck telling me about that dude. You seem much more interesting. Tell me about you."

"If you knew Kaminari, you'd definitely love him too," Yaoyorozu blew a piece of hair out her face.

"I highly doubt that," Todoroki bluntly replied.

"There's nothing special about me. I'm honestly as plain as can be."

He didn't have to study her long to know her self confidence was quite low.

Todoroki lightly shrugged, "If you tell me a dull story, I will fall asleep while tattooing you. What will you do if the needle gets stuck in your skin? And you get ink poisoning?"

Yaoyorozu gulped, "Wait! Stay awake! I'll tell you a story, alright?"

He didn't make eye contact but he had a half smile on his face, "I'm listening."

"I could've died when Kaminari proposed to me." Yaoyorozu peaked down to see the work in progress, "He had slipped the ring into my plate at the restaurant that he proposed to me."

"You sure know how to pick them."

"It's the thought that counts," she defended him.

"Yeah, if he was counting on killing you." Todoroki let out a hefty laugh, "Does your family approve of him?"

"They get along great. My father hired a personal chef for him as an engagement present." Yaoyorozu stared down lovingly at her lover's name on her chest, "He had his favorite meals on call. I had never seen him so happy."

"Shouldn't he have been the happiest when you agreed to marry him?"

"He was happy then too!"

Todoroki scoffed, "And what kind of a father gives away a personal chef as a gift? Is your father a part of the yakuza or something?"

"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't formally introduce myself. My name is Momo Yaoyorozu. I'm the heir of the business empire, Yaoyorozu corporation."

Todoroki's lips parted in slight shock, "What's a rich girl like you doing in a tattoo place like this? Won't your father be upset about your inked skin?"

Momo giggled, "As long as I can cover it up, I'm allowed to get whatever I want."

"You're an only child, huh?"

She sheepishly nodded, "Easy to tell? How about you?"

"One sister, one brother, and one brother that is deceased."

Momo paused to absorb the information, "I'm really sorry to hear that."

"It's alright. Everyone goes through tragedies, right?"

Momo gulped, "Does that have anything to do with your burn scar?"

He lifted the pounding needle from her aching skin, "Bold of you to ask."

"My apologies! That really wasn't my place to approach that subject. You just seem like a very intriguing person so I was curious."

"My mother hated my abusive father. She threw boiling hot water on my face simply because I looked like the bastard."

He couldn't figure out why his words spilled out of his mouth. This was not a story he liked to share. There was just something so soft and sincere about her. He couldn't help but tell her.

She gasped and flinched as the needle returned to its task, "That's terrible. I am so sorry you had to go through that as a child."

"One day, we were out and she was left alone. She purposely set the house on fire. My older brother came home early and tried to save her. She survived. He didn't."

"I'm sure you were all devastated."

Todoroki simply shrugged as the memories came rushing back, "She got sent away to a hospital. I had not visited her until I graduated high school. My dad never remarried. My siblings and I could never bond after that. It is what it is."

"I'm sorry for both of your losses as well," she dipped her head slightly in order to bow. "I can't relate nor can I say anything that will make you feel better. We don't choose our family or our circumstances. But we can choose how to cope with them."

A small smile played on his lips. Momo Yaoyorozu...what a truly genuinely sincere person if he ever met one.

"Can I see your tattoos?"

He went back to focusing on his masterpiece, "Don't move, dummy. I'm going to start working on the string of fate now. Color hurts a lot more than black ink, understood? So you have got to be strong for me."

Yaoyorozu tightened her jaw and nodded, "I'll be okay as long as we keep talking. Talking to you is very soothing. I'm sorry if I'm ranting or trying to pry in your personal life."

"I don't mind at all." Todoroki continued to tattoo her despite her flinching, "Keep telling me about you."

"Can I hear about you for a change? Please? I feel like you know quite a lot about me and I don't even know your full name," she said with a pleasant smile.

"It's Shoto Todoroki."

"I like that name."

"As I like the name Momo Yaoyorozu."

"Use it while you can. I will soon be Momo Kaminari."

"Ah, the first one sounded much better," he retorted half jokingly. "Do you think that man is your soulmate?"

"There's not a single doubt in my mind. What about you? Have you met your soul mate yet?"

"Maybe." He locked eyes with her momentarily, "I won't ever know for sure."

"Finding your one true love is the world's greatest joy. I hope next time I'm here that you're telling me about your wedding," she pat his head.

Todoroki ignored how gentle her hands felt, "I was hoping you'd come back sooner. I didn't think I had to wait another thirty years to see you again."

Yaoyorozu let out a snort, "Stop that. You seem like a nice person. You'll be married off in no time, Todoroki."

"Nice? Me? You need to make an appointment with your eye doctor next." He scoffed at her silly meaningless words, "When's your wedding?"

"It's on August fourteenth. If you'd like to attend, please let me know. I'll send you and your lovely receptionist an invitation."

"We'll be fine, thank you."

Yaoyorozu quirked up her soft eyebrows, "Is she your girlfriend by any chance?"

Todoroki imitated a gagging sound as if he was throwing up, "There's no way I could put up with that crazy woman. Only a strong willed beast could handle her."

"Do you have a girlfriend?"

"Nope. Why have a girlfriend when I can just tattoo all day?"

"Because I know this pretty girl who's single. I would love to set you two u-"

"You can stop talking now," he rolled his eyes, "Don't go trying to play matchmaker for a guy you barely know."

"She's Kaminari's best friend. Kyouka is a nurse and her personality is headstrong. I think your souls could match perfectly." Yaoyorozu slowly eased in, "I've been trying to find her someone since she's always with Kaminari. I know it's kind of rude of me but I can't help it."

"So you're telling me your fiancé has a female best friend that he's always with?"

"I don't like the way you're wording that. Both of my best friends are men," she said slightly exasperated. "Midoriya and Kirishima love me like a little sister. Nothing more, nothing less."

"My apologies. You're right but let me ask one question and I'll drop the subject. Do you trust him? Do you believe in him?"

Yaoyorozu gulped, "He is a good guy."

"I didn't ask that, did I? I asked if you believe in Kaminari."

"I believe he is a good guy," she whispered back uneasily.

"That's all I wanted to know. Well, I wish the best for you and Kaminari. I hope you find somebody for that girl too."

"What if we went on a double date?"

"I'd rather tattoo my eyeballs."

"That's not nice, Todoroki," her laugh sounded heavenly.

"I never said I was nice."

"I really like your ear piercings. It's like they sparkle," Yaoyorozu said as she ran her light eyes over his visible ear piercings. "Do you have any tattoos?"

"A tattoo artist without tattoos is an abomination. I have quite a couple of tattoos hidden."

"After you finish mine, would you let me see yours? If that's alright with you."

"They're nothing special but if you'd like to see them then you're welcome to," he replied back to her. "So do you work for your father or are you without his help?"

Yaoyorozu's tattoo spot was numbed by the pain, "I do work under him but I had to work my way into the position I'm currently in. He's never been hard on me but he has definitely helped me develop discipline and my principles."

"Sounds like an alright man."

"You could meet him if you went to my wedding," she poked at his shoulder with her right hand.

"I wouldn't go to your wedding even if my life depended on it." Todoroki let out a sigh, "You don't know me. What if I came highly intoxicated and trashed your wedding?"

"You wouldn't do that," she insisted.

"You don't know that."

"I know that you're a good person deep down. Deep. Deep. Deep. Like really deep down," she mumbled as he burst out laughing. "I'm going to send you an invitation, regardless."

"I'll think about it, alright? Get up. It's almost done. Don't you dare touch it!"

Yaoyorozu ran to the mirror and stared at it in awe, "It's almost half as beautiful as the drawing."

Todoroki stepped in front of her with a spray and a clean wipe, "So it looks like shit?"

"No, that's not what I intended on conveying," she put her hands up in denial as he sprayed her tattoo. "I'm just surprised at how amazing it looks with color and against my skin."

"Mina will give you a printed set of instructions on how to take care of it until it heals properly."

"Thank you," Yaoyorozu lifted her bra straps back up and took off the napkin from her bosom, "I can't stop staring at it."

"Don't worry. You have the rest of your life to look at it," Todoroki discarded his gloves in the trash can.

Yaoyorozu outstretched her phone towards him, "Can you take a picture of it for me?"

Todoroki rolled his eyes, "Whatever."

He focused the camera on her flawless face. God, she sure was gorgeous. Yaoyorozu was smiling into the picture from ear to ear. Her eyes looked sincerely full of love. His customer was probably thinking about her tattoo's purpose. He handed her phone back to her.

She looked at the picture and then handed it back to him, "Not of me, Shoto. Of the tattoo!"

"I own a tattoo shop, not a photography studio," Todoroki rolled his eyes as he took a close up picture of her tattoo.

She grabbed her phone and looked at the picture, "Wow! You could have fooled me."

"You give me too much credit," a slightly annoyed Todoroki retorted.

"No, really." She buttoned her shirt back up and picked her hair out from the inside of her collar, "It looks amazing. I can't wait to see what it's going to look like on Kaminari."

Yaoyorozu peaked at it again before fully buttoning her shirt. A much taller Todoroki stared into the mirror behind her. She looked like she was in awe of the tattoo.

There's no way that he could accept just seeing her once.

"I can't wait to see it contrast against your white dress," Todoroki slyly said in order to excite Yaoyorozu.

She gasped and turned around to face her tattoo artist, "Does that mean you'll come to my wedding?"

"Sure, why not? I'd kill to see who is this guy that you talk so highly about. You make it sound like he put the stars in the sky just for you."

He was caught off guard as the curvy woman jumped on him. She had thrown her arms around his torso and hugged him as tightly as she could. Todoroki was stuck in an awkward predicament.

"Hey! Hey! Stop that. I'm not a hugger." He carefully pushed her off of him, "Hugs are just as forbidden as tears are here."

Yaoyorozu smiled up at him with her glossy eyes shining, "I'm sorry. It's just that you made me very happy by agreeing to come."

"It's not that big of a deal. I do have more annoying customers to tattoo," he said as he wrote on a slip of paper and handed it to her. "Give that to Mina and you can pay her what's due. And she'll give you back Kaminari's part of your tattoo deposit. After that, you're free to go."

"Yes, I must be on my way already." Yaoyorozu dug into her purse and took something out, "I'm so glad I made a friend today. Even though you're a little morbid."

The bride to be outstretched her hand and he met her halfway. They shook hands but didn't let go. Todoroki didn't feel skin on the palm of her hand. She was trying to give him a tip.

"Tell that superhero fanboy that if he doesn't treat you right, I will choke him."

"Thank you for trying to look out for me but I'll be alright." She let go of his hand, "Don't look at what's inside of your hand until after I leave, okay?"

"Whatever," he playfully rolled his eyes. "I wonder what it will be. A tank? A dog? A bicycle?"

Yaoyorozu slipped on her purse and walked towards the door, "Goodbye. It was really nice meeting you."

"If I don't get a wedding invitation, I will be so offended that I might just really end up crashing it."

She laughed and shook her head, "Promise me something. Don't die all alone in this tattoo shop, please."

"I won't as long as you promise to visit me every once in a while," he crossed his arms across his chest.

"I promise." She stepped out of his private working space and waved goodbye, "When I visit next time, I will bring Kaminari with me."

"Or not," Todoroki waved back at her as she closed the door. "Or you could leave Kaminari wherever the hell he is and it could be just me and you again."

Todoroki peered at the tip in his hands. His new favorite customer had left a very generous tip for him. Yaoyorozu didn't have to do that. Just making him comfortable enough to talk about his family with her was plenty enough for him.

That was very rare.

Todoroki shuddered and mumbled to himself, "Putting an engagement ring in her food? What the hell? That's attempted murder."

A white haired man stepped into his old friend's working space shortly thereafter, "One word. Zombies. And lots of them!"

"Isn't that five words, Tomura? Whatever. Shut up and sit down," he told his reoccurring client.

The two wedding invitations came to the All Might tattoo shop within a week of Yaoyorozu's visit. Ashido was super excited to go and Todoroki just kept the formal invitation on his desk. He didn't even open it. Unreasonable jealousy wouldn't allow him to.

Todoroki thought he had felt a spark between them. And it wasn't from the tattoo machine. He had to get out of the tattoo shop more often. Perhaps he was being delusional.

Or maybe there was a tiny spark and he felt guilty about it. Connecting with a woman that wasn't his? Todoroki would never stoop so low. He couldn't help but be envious of Yaoyorozu's lover.

Todoroki decided he wouldn't fret over her anymore. She wasn't his and he wasn't hers. They had only met once! There was no such thing as love at first sight. There would be no more over analyzing this silly little crush. Yaoyorozu crossed his mind a hundred times a day and him? He doubted she even remembered she invited him to the wedding.

Yaoyorozu would soon disappear from his thoughts.

Or so he hoped.

It was only April. The wedding was in August. If he changed his mind again and decided to go, he would still have the time.

April quickly turned into May. May was a blur. It was now June. Todoroki walked out of his car with his usual black coffee. He was just supposed to open up the shop early as usual. Todoroki didn't think he'd ever see her again.

Especially not crying outside of the tattoo shop.

"Yaoyorozu. What are you doing here? We don't open until eleven," Todoroki said nonchalantly as he tried his best to hide his excitement. "Not that I mind the visit."

Tears streamed down Yaoyorozu's face as she forced herself into a hug with him. Todoroki awkwardly hugged her back while being cautious of his hot coffee.

"I need a tattoo. Please tattoo me," her muffled voice said from his shirt.

"Okay, okay. Whatever you want. Just stop crying," he unlocked the door for them. "I don't have any clients scheduled until eleven thirty."

Yaoyorozu hiccuped from sobbing, "You're all mine until then."

Todoroki's heart skipped a beat.

She frantically took her jacket and shirt off. Yaoyorozu practically ran to the chair she had used months ago as she slipped off her shirt. She had a bandeau bra under her shirt. The poor girl didn't even bother wiping away her tears. Todoroki took a sip of his black coffee and closed the door behind her to his work area.

Todoroki washed his hands and put on gloves, "Are you going to tell me what all of this is about? Did something happen with your family?"

"They all knew! Ochaco knew. So did Bakugo and Tsu and Mineta. Even Aoyama knew! Everybody knew but me, Izuku, and Kirishima," she rambled on as she melted on the chair. "Please make me numb so I can get rid of this ache I feel in my chest."

"What did everyone know?"

"Everyone knew what he was doing with Kyouka. I was an idiot for how long?!" Yaoyorozu sobbed into her hands. "How could he do this to me? I dedicated my life to making him happy."

"That son of a bitch," Todoroki muttered as his eyes sharpened. "I'm sorry that your taste in men absolutely sucks."

Todoroki wasn't so good at comforting people.

"I believed in him! There were clothes thrown on the floor leading up to our bedroom," Yaoyorozu sniffled her nose between sobs. "When I walked in, they acted as if I was the wrong one. As if I was the one that was intruding."

"Fuck them," Todoroki replied in disbelief. "Forget the both of them. They are the ones who messed up. He is the wrong one here."

"I need a cover up tattoo. I can't stand looking at this thing on my body anymore." She pointed towards her only tattoo, "Help me get rid of it, please. I'll pay whatever price."

"Consider it on the house." Todoroki began to sterilize his table and brought out fresh tools, "Are you sure that you won't forgive him?"

"I'd be a fool to do that. I don't even want to be in the same room as him." Yaoyorozu shuddered, "Just the thought of him touching my body after her makes me want to throw up."

"Once you get a cover up tattoo, there really is no going back."

"I will never go back...not to this tattoo nor to Kaminari," she said with such a strict confidence that it surprised Todoroki.

He smiled at his favorite client of all time, "Good girl. What would you like tattooed on you?"

"I'm going to say something crazy," she warned him.

"It wouldn't be the first time," he said as he gave her a half grin.

"I'll be trusting your judgment! I want you to freehand it."

Todoroki sent her a bewildered look, "Are you drunk?"

Yaoyorozu shook her head and laughed, "No, I'm just heartbroken."

"Do you want me to kick Kaminari's ass? I don't mind going to jail if it means you'll be at least a little cheered up," he honestly offered her. "I'll do whatever to make you feel better."

"Then tattoo me," she sat up diligently. "I want something elegant but that makes a statement. Something that signals that I am a brand new person. I am not Kaminari's fiancé. I am not his girlfriend. I am not his 'sometimes' nor am I his 'second choice.' I am just Yaoyorozu."

He matched her stare through his dual sided bangs, "You don't have to be anything else. Do you trust me?"

"Yes. I'm trusting you with my body. I know you won't let me down. This cover up tattoo will be the first step in my healing process. It's up to you," she explained with emphasis.

"Don't you dare look until I'm done."

Yaoyorozu bit her lower lip, "One more thing."

"Hm?"

"Can you ban the no hugs and tears law in here just for today?"

Todoroki felt his chest clench up.

"I'll let it slide for today but don't get used to it," he pointed at her, "And don't tell people either. You'll ruin my street cred, you know?"

She stood up from her seat and into his arms. An emotional Yaoyorozu hugged a stiff Todoroki back for a good minute before letting go. Todoroki let out a breath that he wasn't aware he was holding.

"I'm only going to say this once and I don't like repeating myself so listen," he took off his gloves and washed his hands again. "It is truly his loss."

Yaoyorozu gulped and nodded, "Thank you. I-I really needed to hear that from someone who isn't trying to give me pity."

Todoroki shrugged his broad shoulders, "Why would I have to take pity upon you? It's not like you lost something that you needed. I know you're hurting right now but you're going to be just fine one day."

Yaoyorozu closed her eyes as she leaned back into the chair, "I'm so fortunate that I met you, Todoroki."

His stone heart skipped a beat.

"Likewise," he mumbled as he got into his working mode.

Yaoyorozu didn't even groan or twitch this time. All she did was stare at the wall as endless tears came down her creamy cheeks. The beautiful woman was taking the pain very well. After an hour and a half of Todoroki doing the tattoo, he put down the tattoo machine.

He cleaned her up once again with green soap, "You can look now."

Yaoyorozu's eyes were red and swollen at this point but she still managed a smile, "I can't wait to see it!"

Todoroki decided she was entirely too pretty and gentle for her own good.

"I hope you like it."

She stood up and walked over to the mirror. He nervously watched her as tears began to flow down once again.

Yaoyorozu hiccuped in-between her tears and turned back to face him, "I can't even tell that there was another tattoo there before. You really are magic, Todoroki."

"It's a phoenix," he grabbed a bandage and began to cover up her tattoo. "A phoenix can recycle its own life over and over again. No matter how many times it gets down, it will always get back up."

"Wow. It's so detailed. Your tattooing skills are truly out of this world," she stood still as he continued to gently apply the bandage on.

"It means rebirth and growth," Todoroki took off his gloves and redirected her back to the mirror. "I believe you can rise up from the ashes he left you in."

Yaoyorozu's lower lip whimpered as she burst into tears once again. She hugged Todoroki once again and he flicked her forehead. Once he peeled himself away from her, he passed her shirt over to her.

"Don't try hugging me before I've finished my first cup of coffee," he insisted in order to make her laugh.

She slipped on her clothes with a wide smile. Yaoyorozu handed him a thick stack of cash. Todoroki pushed the money back, "I told you it was on the house. You don't have to pay anything."

"Stop that. It's yours," she pushed the money back to him and kissed him on his cheek.

She yelled her goodbyes with a smile on her face. Todoroki was too stunned by the chaste kiss on his cheek to try again and deny the money she had given him.

It was another month until he saw her again. Ashido had mentioned something about her friend coming over to the shop to hang out but Todoroki hadn't thought too much about it. The pink haired receptionist was free to do whatever she wanted in his shop as long as she did her job right.

He was caught off guard when he was disposing of contaminated equipment after his last customer. A long spiked up ponytail walked in through the door.

"Yaoyorozu? What are you doing here?"

She pointed behind her towards Mina's front desk, "She offered to do my makeup and teach me some different techniques."

He clicked his tongue and nodded, "I see."

Todoroki couldn't deny he was a bit bitter that she hadn't come to see him specifically. Her presence was always welcome at the All Might tattoo shop.

"I hope it suits me," Yaoyorozu grabbed the ends of her hair. "Do you like it?"

"I love it," Todoroki genuinely smiled at her. "You always look beautiful. You shouldn't even ask, idiot."

A red blush adorned her cheeks, "I...thank you, Todoroki. I wish I could've spent more time with you but there were clients coming in and out with no end. I didn't even have a chance to come greet you."

Todoroki knitted his eyebrows together, "Have you been here all day? Nobody told me you were going to be here."

Yaoyorozu pushed a stray lock of her hair behind her ear, "I didn't want to intrude on your work schedule."

"You're right," Todoroki threw away his gloves and washed his hands once again. "I probably would've canceled all of my appointments for you."

Yaoyorozu gulped, "No, you wouldn't have."

Todoroki shrugged and smirked, "Don't believe me then. You know I hate repeating myself."

"And hugs and crying and anything that doesn't involve coffee," Yaoyorozu pretended to count on her fingers.

"You know me so well," he said as he helped soothe the short lock of hair that was still out of place.

Yaoyorozu glanced at him, his lips, and then back at his eyes, "I've gotta go. I'll see you soon, alright?"

He rolled his eyes as he followed her to the front desk, "Are you going to visit me or Ashido next time?"

"Both," Yaoyorozu admitted as she laughed. "I'll see you next time."

Yaoyorozu lightly elbowed a red haired man leaning over Ashido's desk, "Hey! Stop flirting with my friend."

Todoroki hadn't even noticed the figure that was by Mina's desk. His red eyebrow twitched. Who the fuck was that?

The red haired man had really spikey hair and razor sharp teeth, "I wasn't flirting. I was making friends."

"Oh, so that's what they're calling it nowadays," Yaoyorozu laughed as she interlocked their arms together and left the shop. "Good bye Ashido! I'll see you soon, Todoroki."

"Mina, call me," the stranger made a phone signal with his hands.

Todoroki didn't even wave back at Yaoyorozu. The red haired man waved at Ashido through the transparent glass. His secretary gleefully waved back and blew him a kiss. The red faced man made a phone signal and pretended to talk into it.

"Is that really her type? Unfaithful men who will always have eyes for other women," a disgruntled Todoroki accidentally said aloud.

Ashido didn't even bother hiding her snicker, "Are you okay, boss?"

Todoroki glared at her, "Did you see that loser's tattoos? His horns aren't even symmetrical."

"Somebody's jealous," Ashido mocked him.

"Somebody's getting fired," he mocked back.

"Don't worry about him," Ashido rolled her eyes. "His name is Kirishima. He's her best friend."

"Oh right. I remember her mentioning him once or twice," he muttered in an embarrassed state before returning to his work space.

Yaoyorozu came back a week later. She was waiting for him before opening hours once again. She had a large cup of coffee in her hand. Todoroki just rolled his eyes as she handed him a complimentary coffee.

"I got you a plain black coffee," she creeped up behind him as he unlocked his shop. "No sugar and no cream. No spice and nothing nice."

He inhaled the smell of dark coffee beans, "Just how I like it."

Yaoyorozu perked up, "Does that mean I get all day access to Todoroki hugs?"

"You'll need an entire cart of coffee for that," Todoroki scoffed and shook his head, "but it's a start."

He was not a morning person but seeing her so early wasn't so bad. Todoroki let her go inside before him. He took a sip of the bitter black coffee.

She raised her left hand in the air for him to see, "My hand looks pretty naked without a ring on it. What do you think?"

Todoroki gave her a lousy high five, "Are you asking me to marry you?"

Yaoyorozu blushed and immediately put her hand down, "No, I'm laying off romance for a while now."

"What a shame. I would make a great husband," he replied slyly.

"Don't tease me, Todoroki."

"Who said I was teasing?"

"You love messing with me," she pouted.

"It's way too easy." Todoroki chuckled at how cute she was, "How about a tattoo instead then?"

"What are you thinking?"

"A sunflower."

Yaoyorozu tilted her head sideways, "What do sunflower tattoos mean?"

A quick flashback of her being around Kirishima sparked something inside of him. Whether it was the untamed lust or some overdue jealousy, Todoroki knew he was feeling bold today.

"Happiness. Warmth. Brightness." He took her ring finger and kissed it lightly, "Everything that reminds me of you."

Her face turned beet red as he let go of her wedding finger. It was taking every atom of Todoroki's self control to not kiss her right there and then. Was there ever a time when she wasn't looking absolutely breathtaking?

Todoroki turned around and began to walk towards his working space, "What are you doing to me?"

Yaoyorozu took off her jacket and set it over Ashido's chair before following him, "I won't let you put off showing me your tattoos anymore. I want to know what kind of tattoos you have and why."

Todoroki began to take his shirt off in front of her, "You make it sound as if I've been hiding them from you my entire life. We've only ever met three times, you know."

Yaoyorozu pointed an accusing finger at him, "But it has been a great three times."

"This is a daisy made out of ice. It's my mom's favorite flower. It's made out of ice to represent our relationship," Todoroki showed her his forearm, "No matter what has happened between us, I understand her traumas and forgive her for her mistakes. She lost everything and I just couldn't hate her anymore."

She seemed genuinely intrigued, "It's so pretty."

He cranked his neck and pointed to a several fire symbols that went up to his shoulder, "I got these in high school."

"What's that one for?"

"To remind myself about who I am," He stretched his neck. "I was sort of in a gang when I was in high school."

Yaoyorozu gasped, "You were a bad boy?"

"I'm the only one of us that has the tattoo," Todoroki poked her shoulder. "And bad boys do not refer to themselves as 'bad boys'. We were just troubled kids who all came from shitty pasts. There was nothing in common between all of us...but we could relate to each other and that's all that mattered."

Yaoyorozu touched the spot where he had poked her, "At least you all had each other."

His eyebrows scrunched up together in confusion, "Wait a second. Did I just open up to you?"

"I think so."

Todoroki made a fake gagging noise, "Gross."

She smiled ear to ear, "You're really such an interesting person. I love learning new things about you."

Todoroki disposed of his shirt and showed her tattoos all over his torso, chest, and arms, "Koi fish. A skull that my buddy from high school did. My favorite musician. A dragon. 'IcyHot' was this dumb nickname from high school. Quotes. Quotes. And more quotes. These are mostly self explanatory."

"You have so many. I'm jealous," the beauty pouted. "Which one is your favorite?"

He hesitated before turning around before her, "This piece on my back."

Yaoyorozu gasped as she stared at his back. His skin was inflamed everywhere with orange, red, and yellow colors. In the center of his back, there was a large bird spewing out fire.

Yaoyorozu traced the bird with her index finger gently, "A phoenix."

"I got this firebird when I finally came to terms with how my family fell apart. It reminds me that no matter what happens, I will emerge victorious," he softly muttered as he felt her fingers trace his tattoo. "I grew up under shitty circumstances. I took all that anger and depression with me as I grew older."

"Todoroki. You are so strong," she whimpered.

His head hung low, "I was in a bad spot mentally. The loneliness and guilt were killing me but I knew I couldn't turn back time. One day, I decided I didn't want to feel like that for the rest of my life. I know it's silly but I felt like I was resurrected after getting this tattoo. No matter what life throws at me, I'll become a phoenix and rise up."

"So your phoenix represents you coming out unscathed out of life's ordeals." Yaoyorozu gently ran her manicured fingers across his tattooed back, "What about the fire?"

"That's simple. My world was pitch black. I needed a light."

"Huh?"

"When a man needs light, he makes a fire. Fire is a self destructive element and can burn almost anything to dust. Anything that is in the way of the flames can be destroyed. I can overcome any obstacles I come across," Todoroki let out a small laugh. "That sounded a lot less corny in my head."

"I don't think it's corny at all! It is so beautiful. I'm envious of you."

Todoroki picked his head back up, "What?! You have a similar one on your body."

"Yeah," Yaoyorozu jokingly poked at his back and tried to lighten the mood with a joke. "Why did you give me the same tattoo? Did you run out of ideas, Todoroki?"

"I remember." He stayed silent for a couple of minutes before answering, "You said your dream was to have matching tattoos with someone."

Yaoyorozu's breath hitched in her throat. How could she reply to that? Todoroki didn't even turn his head to face her. She wrapped her arms around his bare torso and kissed the phoenix on his back.

Todoroki unapologetically let out a laugh, "Did you just kiss my tattoo, you weirdo?"

Todoroki took her arms off of his abs and turned around. She tilted her head downwards in order to hide under her side bangs. He grabbed her red face and made her look up at him.

"Why kiss my tattoos when you can just kiss me instead?"

Yaoyorozu wet her lips and met him halfway on their first kiss. She managed to wrap him up in a hug once again. Luckily for Yaoyorozu, he was too distracted with her mouth to shake off the hug.

"Todoroki! I think a customer left her jacket her-," Ashido stopped in her tracks as she walked in on the make out session. "Oh, excuse me. Don't mind me. Please continue."

Yaoyorozu let out a small shriek and pulled away from Todoroki. The tattoo perfectionist picked up his black shirt and slipped it back on. Their guest bowed to Todoroki and walked past Ashido. She grabbed her jacket that was in Mina's hands.

"Momo, you're welcome to stay," Ashido grabbed her hand. "C'mon. I'm really sorry that I interrupted you guys."

Yaoyorozu put her free hand up in the air, "You weren't interrupting anything."

"She was definitely interrupting something," Todoroki adjusted his black shirt.

"If you leave because of me, he will make me mop the floors with my hair," Ashido exaggerated. "Don't go!"

"Sorry. I've got to go help Izuku rearrange his poster collection," Yaoyorozu shook her hand off lose. "I'll see you two soon."

Yaoyorozu ran out of the tattoo shop in a flash of light. Todoroki sighed and shrugged when Ashido gave him a look.

"I knew you loved her," she said nonchalantly.

"Just as much as you're going to love scrubbing these floors on your knees," he said sarcastically.

"But I just got my nails done. That must be illegal as an employer," Mina complained before leaving his working space.

Yaoyorozu didn't come back for another month. And she didn't come alone.

Ashido had warned Todoroki that he was going to get an irritable customer soon but he muted her like usual. His head had been in the clouds ever since that kiss. He could not get it out of his head no matter what. Todoroki began preparing for his customer when the bastard had come in.

"Babe, I'm going to get started. No! You can stay chatting with your friend," a blonde haired man yelled to the waiting area before closing the door. "What's up, dude?"

"Sit down." Todoroki glanced up to see a man with dyed bangs, "What kind of tattoo do you want?"

The unnamed man sit in front of Todoroki, "I need a big red string of fate on my chest."

A clueless Todoroki didn't think anything of it, "What's with people and red string of fates these days? I think that might just be the new trend or something."

"I was supposed to get this tattoo a while ago but you know how procrastination goes. Wanna hear my story?"

"Not really," Todoroki truthfully answered as he began to prepare the tracing paper.

The customer began to tell his story regardless of his reply. Todoroki was used to it. Some customers just wanted to make the whole backstory of the tattoo known right off the bat. He just tuned him out as the customer continued to blab on about whatever.

"Everyone makes mistakes, right? When she finally forgave me, my woman said I had to get this tattoo in order to make it up to her," the man laughed as Todoroki half listened to his story. "I was cheating on her by accident."

Todoroki loudly scoffed with no fear in his voice, "How do you cheat on accident?"

"I got caught," the man winked at Todoroki. "So I'm thinking if I get this tattoo and an incident like that happens again...I will just be like look at how much I love you. This is on my body forever just for you. Blah, blah, blah."

Todoroki roller his eyes in disbelief, "So this tattoo is just going to be something to help you cheat some more? How lovely."

"If I cheated on her once and she took me back then I can do it again. Now that I know that she'll always take me back then screw it! I win in both scenarios, right?"

"But don't you-" Todoroki felt sick to his stomach, "Whatever. Your love life and decisions are none of my business."

"Babe hasn't let me touch her since. Maybe after this tattoo, I'll be able to get some action." The man slipped off his shirt and pointed towards the left side of his chest, "I want it right here just like how she has it."

Todoroki's eye twitched.

His eyes ran up and down his client's arms. Comic book superheroes were plastered all over.

Oh, hell no.

He should've known. This guy looked like an idiot from the minute he walked through the door.

"And she has this silly dream of getting matching tattoos with someone. Hopefully, she'll want to compare our identical tattoos together...naked. Am I right or am I right?"

Todoroki cringed.

"You know what?! I do have a picture. Duh," the oblivious man pulled out a phone and showed him the smiling picture of Yaoyorozu. "Here it is."

It was the picture he had taken of her.

"She's beautiful," Todoroki said through clenched teeth. "It's almost as if you don't deserve her."

"Crap, wrong photo," Kaminari peeked at his phone and scrolled to the next photo. "Here it is."

These were the photos he had snapped. This was his girl in the pictures. This was his work of art that he had tattooed on her. This was the girl that he had fallen for.

And this was the dirty bastard that hurt her.

"You don't have to show me it. I remember that distinct tattoo perfectly," Todoroki began to angrily sketch the copy of the tattoo. "She took you back, huh? I was not expecting that."

Kaminari yawned and scratched his blonde hair, "Neither was I."

Todoroki kept his tense eyes on the drawing, "So she took you back with no problem whatsoever? How did you do it, you mastermind?"

"I honestly do not know. By the time babe decided to forgive me, she had already moved out of the house. I was pretty discouraged by then but I didn't give up. I mean she paid eighty percent of the bills. Yaoyorozu had to come back," the sloppy man explained to his tattoo artist, "She's the smart one between us two."

"You can sit over there. Far away from me," Todoroki copied the sketching onto the thermal piece of paper. "Seeing as she went back to you, I don't think she's as smart as we thought she was. Is the wedding back on?"

"Not yet. I'm working on that. This forgiveness thing is a step by step, my brother," Yaoyorozu's lover walked over to the tattoo chair and sat. "Her dad was going to give me this incredible car as our wedding present."

Todoroki washed his hands and put on gloves, "Don't tell me you just love her for her family's money."

"I don't love her just for the money," Kaminari shrugged in the chair. "The money is just a bonus. I mean, I got to have this free personal chef because of her. And not to mention, that body of hers-"

"I think I'm losing brain cells listening to you talk. Just sit there with your mouth shut as I tattoo you," Todoroki muttered to himself in a low tone.

"What'd you say, buddy?"

"I said you're a lucky man," Todoroki faked a smile as he began the preparation process. "It'd be bad if I lost concentration while tattooing you. If you could give me the pleasure-a favor of not talking to me while I have a needle in my hand, that'd be great."

"As if you'd ever mess up. Yaoyorozu said you're the greatest tattoo artist in the world," Kaminari said a matter of factly.

"How could she know that? She's only been here twice."

"Twice?! Why would she come here twice when she only has one tattoo?"

Todoroki rolled his eyes.

Not only was this guy an asshole but he also didn't know how to count.

"Oh, maybe she came to discuss the idea beforehand. The important thing is that I have high hopes for you. My future wife talks about you like you're perfect."

"It's funny because she talks about you like you put the stars in the sky. But it turns out that they're just generic stars painted," Todoroki said spitefully.

Kaminari closed his eyes as Todoroki began to tattoo him, "Fake stars. Real stars. Fake love. Real love. As long as it looks and sounds like the real thing, then who cares?"

"So you're telling me you wouldn't care if you thought you had a diamond and it was actually a crusty rock?"

"I'd be pissed!"

"I imagine that's how Yaoyorozu feels," the more sincere of the two said aloud.

"Think of all the cool shit I could buy if I sold that diamond," the idiot voiced his true thoughts.

Todoroki bit his tongue in order to refrain from cursing Kaminari the hell out, "Shut up. Please just shut up until after I finish this tattoo."

An hour later full of Kaminari's stupid ramblings, Todoroki put down his tattoo machine. He quickly sprayed it with green soap and bandaged it.

Todoroki practically threw his gloves into the trash can, "You can get out now. My secretary will take your payment and will give you a set of aftercare instructions. Try not to hit on her."

Kaminari put his black jacket back on and nodded in approval, "Is that babe yours?"

"Her name is Ashido and she is not mine," Todoroki handed him the bill of his tattoo. "My assistant doesn't belong to anyone besides herself. Don't tell me you're going to attempt woo her right now."

"No way. I'm on my best behavior until I get married," Kaminari furiously shook his head. "Besides, Yaoyorozu's out there chatting it up with her."

"Yaoyorozu's here?"

"Yeah. She's with that hot alien queen out there," Kaminari waved at Todoroki. "Thanks for the tat."

"No problem," Todoroki gave him the middle finger behind his back. "Make sure you keep Yaoyorozu happy or I will tattoo a dick on your face."

"Ha! Good one," Kaminari laughed as he walked away, "Don't worry. Simply being with me makes her the happiest girl in the world."

"Simply being with me makes her happy," Todoroki mocked as he shut the door. "Dumb ass."

Todoroki washed his hands and put on gloves. He was disposing his tools when he heard the door open again. It had better not be that son of a bitch.

Todoroki kept his eyes on what he was doing, "Did you forget something?"

Yaoyorozu smiled at him as she neared Todoroki, "It's me. I bet you're wondering why Kaminari is here."

"I'm not wondering anything. You weren't even on my mind." He glared at her momentarily before his eyes softened, "I'm glad you got your prince charming back."

"You have to hear me out," Yaoyorozu giggled. "It's not quite what you think."

"It sure looks like that," he spewed venom at her. "I can't believe how stupid you are to go back to him."

Yaoyorozu laughed and stepped closer to the tattoo artist, "Have you had your coffee yet? You're not you until you've had your coffee."

"I've had my cup of coffee. Several cups, actually."

"Then what's gotten into you?"

"Nothing!" Todoroki glared at her with judgmental eyes, "I'm just a little irked at how incredibly stupid a smart girl like you can be."

"I'm not stupid. Don't call me that," Yaoyorozu's smile was quickly dropped. "Listen to me. You're going to be so proud of me!"

"Proud of you? You're even dumber than your boyfriend and I'm sure he only has three brain cells." Todoroki moved aside and washed his hands, "How could you go back on your word? I despise people like you."

She stood by his side with glossy eyes, "Don't say something like that without hearing me out first. Can you just listen to me for a second?"

Todoroki walked behind her and cornered her into the sink, "The last time I listened to you, you told me you weren't going to go back to him."

"B-but I didn't really-"

Todoroki neared his face close to her, "What's so good about him? Huh? Tell me."

"N-nothing," she managed to say before he snuck his hands on her chin. "Please listen to me. I made him get the tattoo because-"

Todoroki crashed his lips onto hers and kissed her hard. When he retreated, she was making this cute face like she was expecting another kiss. Dark eyes glared at her slight pout poking out. She was waiting for another kiss but Todoroki didn't dare.

"Do you know what he's doing over there? Right now, he's probably hitting on Mina." Todoroki whispered in her ear, "The man that you are hopelessly in love with will never be satisfied with just you. No matter how hard you try and how much you pray, you will never be good enough for him. Can't you see that?"

Yaoyorozu's eyes snapped open, "I am more than enough for anybody."

She was so hot when she exerted confidence.

He crashed his lips onto hers aggressively. Their tongues collided in lust and fury. Todoroki didn't let go of her until she was out of breath.

"No, you're not," he kissed her again despite his chest heaving. "He's always going to wander. No matter how much you love him or care about him. The one you love will never feel the same way about you."

Yaoyorozu slapped him.

Hard.

His eyes widened momentarily before he dove in for another kiss. She kissed him back as he held her hands down.

"Get this shit through your pretty little head," Todoroki pulled away with one red cheek, "You will never be good enough for him."

He went in for another kiss. She had no force in her hands. Yaoyorozu was reciprocating the hateful kiss just fine until Todoroki tasted iron. She had bit his lower lip with force. Todoroki backed up and touched his wound.

"Okay. I deserved that," Todoroki admitted, "But I don't regret saying it."

Yaoyorozu wiped the tears on her face and walked towards the door, "I hate you. I never want to see you again."

"That's impossible. It's just like you said," Todoroki pointed to his chest, "Because of your tattoos, I will be with you forever. Whether you like it or not, I will always be a chapter in your life."

"Well," Yaoyorozu sobbed once more before walking out of the door, "I'm closing the book."

"See if I care," he yelled as she walked away, "Make sure you send me an invitation with the new wedding date."

"I sure will, you prick," Yaoyorozu yelled back as she reached Kaminari talking to a disgusted Mina. "Kaminari! We are leaving now!"

Kaminari opened his mouth as if he was going to debate it before shutting it. He simply nodded to Mina and followed Yaoyorozu outside. The lovely receptionist threw out the small piece of paper he had given her in the trash can.

"Boss, are you okay?"

"I'm fine," Todoroki screamed back.

"You don't sound fine," Ashido slowly eased in. "That guy was full of crap."

"Tell me something I don't know," Todoroki closed his workspace door. "Call my next appointments to come early. I need my schedule packed. Accept any appointments for as soon as possible."

"Are you sure you don't want to take breaks in-between?"

Todoroki opened the door once again, "I said what I said. I need to keep my mind preoccupied or else I might just go crazy."

Ashido shrugged and picked up the phone. The next morning, Todoroki was practically stomping to the tattoo shop. Yaoyorozu was waiting outside by herself.

He was definitely still angry but simultaneously felt relieved that she showed up again. She came which meant she didn't completely hate him. Right?

He just pretended to not acknowledge her. Todoroki heard her footsteps follow him in.

"We don't open until eleven. Get out."

"I can wait."

"The All Might tattoo shop does not take walk ins," he stoically said as he took off his jacket.

"Then can I make an appointment for when you're free?"

"Our appointments are booked for the next two months. Besides, we don't do laser removal for cover up tattoos," Todoroki said spitefully.

"Todoroki, can you please just listen to me?!"

"Make it fast and then get out of here," Todoroki just walked into his working area knowing she'd follow. "Don't you have a wedding to plan?"

"I'm not back with Kaminari," Yaoyorozu yelled with all her might. "He didn't even know that I got a cover up tattoo."

Todoroki threw her an incredulous look, "What the hell are you talking about?"

Yaoyorozu took a few steps closer to Todoroki, "I pretended to take Kaminari back. I didn't get closure so I settled for revenge instead."

"Did you do what I think you did?"

Yaoyorozu licked her lips and cautiously nodded.

Todoroki narrowed his eyes at her as he stepped closer to her, "You didn't."

"I convinced him that getting the tattoo would make me forgive him," Yaoyorozu stayed quiet until she saw Todoroki's lips form into a smile. "I wanted him to suffer just a little bit. We are never getting back together. Maybe I should've told you about my plan beforehand."

"That would've helped the situation," Todoroki pulled her in a hug, "A lot. Shit, I'm so fucking sorry."

"I thought you said no hugs in your tattoo shop," Yaoyorozu teased as she sunk into his arms.

Todoroki squeezed her tighter, "Well, technically we're not even open yet so it doesn't count. I can't believe you pulled such an extreme prank."

Yaoyorozu laughed as she hugged him tighter, "I know he's going to get a cover up tattoo but still, it was worth it anyway."

"That loser has to wait a couple of months before getting a cover up tattoo. There's no way he'll be able to pick up chicks with that thing on his chest," Todoroki pressed a kiss on her forehead, "I am so relieved."

"You were pretty upset yesterday when you thought I went back to him," she eased into saying.

"That's an understatement. I was enraged. Sorry if I said anything that hurt your feelings. I was just trying to get my point across," Todoroki looked down at her, "Couldn't you have just told the personal chef to poison him or something?"

Momo laughed whole heartedly and shook her head at his antics, "That wouldn't equal to all the pain I felt."

He slightly tilted his head sideways, "So does this mean you're single or?"

A light smile played on her lips as he brought her closer to him, "Yes. I am very available."

"Interesting," Todoroki mumbled as he let go of the beauty in his arms. "I wouldn't mind changing that one day."

"I like how you don't even bother to hide how happy you are about it," she poked his toned belly. "How long were you gonna wait for me and Kaminari to break it off?"

Todoroki cranked his neck as if he was in deep thought, "From the minute I realized you were taken, I wanted to swipe that ring off of your finger."

Yaoyorozu blushed and looked away, "There's no way that's true."

Todoroki fake gasped at her, "I don't care about what trust issues Kaminari made you have. You never have to worry about lies with me."

"Stop that," she stuttered in embarrassment. "You make it sound like you're my boyfriend."

"I'm just telling you what's on the table," Todoroki shrugged. "I messed up once by not telling you how I feel. I refuse to make that stupid mistake ever again."

"What are you trying to say?"

"You wouldn't have to worry about me cheating on you since I hate everyone else. I would never suck up to your rich dad. There's no chance I'd ever make you change the way you are," Todoroki ranted in a low tone, "I'm Kaminari's complete opposite."

Yaoyorozu giggled and shook her head, "Todoroki! Where is this all coming from?"

"I should stop talking right about now. I guess I haven't had my much needed dose of coffee yet," he said with a light laugh. "I think I need to drink at least four cups to be in a good mood."

Yaoyorozu grabbed his shirt and pulled him down into a kiss, "I think that's why you always taste like bitter coffee. Plus, you always smell like green soap. It's a lovely combo."

Todoroki scoffed before going in for another kiss, "That sounds absolutely disgusting."

Yaoyorozu smiled into his mouth, "I think I could get used to it."

"It's better than tasting and smelling like other women," Todoroki reminded her in a crude tone, "right?"

"Way better," she giggled before going back to kissing him.

"Thought so," he smugly replied.

"Wait," Yaoyorozu backed up from his lips but stayed within his embrace, "It's not that I don't like you. I'm very, very attracted to you...Very! But I just got out of a long term relationship. I mean I was about to get married! It'd be nice to take things slow...if that's okay with you."

"I'm in no rush," he kissed her forehead. "I'll wait for you until our tattoos disappear."

"But tattoos are forever," she spoke in a confused tone.

"Then that's how long I'm willing to wait for you."

Yaoyorozu blushed a deep red, "I don't think it will take that long."